Publication Date
1-1-2000
DOI
10.17848/9780880994156
Abstract
The authors propose a means for preserving Medicare as we know it. After detailing the reasons for Medicare's financial troubles, they present a cohort-based financing plan for Medicare that represents a fundamental departure from the generation transfer method currently used.
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9780880992121 (cloth) ; 9780880992114 (pbk.) ; 9780880994156 (ebook)
Subject Areas
LABOR MARKET ISSUES; Wages, health insurance and other benefits; Health insurance
Citation
Rettenmaier, Andrew J. and Thomas R. Saving. 2000. The Economics of Medicare Reform, Andrew J. Rettenmaier and Thomas R. Saving. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. https://doi.org/10.17848/9780880994156
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Contents
1. The Rise and Fall of Medicare
2. A Brief History of Social Insurance for the Aged in the United States
3. The Theory of Paying for Retirement
4. Forecasting Earnings
5. Estimating the Future Cost of Retirement Health Care Benefits
6. The Transition to Fully Funded Medicare
7. Conclusions and Other Issues in the Medicare Reform Debate
Appendix A-Appendix to Chapter 3
Appendix B-Appendix to Chapter 4